Project Manager – Industrial

J.L. Richards & Associates Limited; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

RRSP matching program

Parental leave top‑up

Share ownership opportunities

Fun Funds for social events

Competitive salaries

Job summary

J.L. Richards & Associates Limited invites applications for a Project Manager to join our Ottawa, Guelph, or London offices.

You will lead industrial, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects from concept to close‑out, balancing scope, schedule, and profitability while coordinating with clients and engineers. You will mentor project teams, develop plans, and drive business development through proposals and client engagements.

Qualifications

• 10 years+ experience leading high-performing teams in industrial, manufacturing, or infrastructure projects.
• Ability to translate complex projects into clear plans for clients, contractors, and engineers.
• Strong focus on scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead large industrial, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects from concept development through design, construction, commissioning, and close‑out.
• Develop and execute project plans that align scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and overall project objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients while serving as trusted advisor and primary contact during delivery.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, contracts, change orders, and financial performance to achieve profitability targets.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, contractors, vendors, and stakeholders for seamless communication and execution.
• Develop, monitor, and optimize integrated engineering, procurement, and construction schedules while mitigating risks.
• Support tendering, contractor selection, construction administration, site activities, and field issue resolution.
• Mentor and develop project managers and coordinators while contributing to business development and client presentations.

Job description

We’ve opened a role in our Ottawa, Guelph, or London offices for a talented, entrepreneurial Project Manager to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Mechanical Industrial group.

Pop Quiz:

• Can you translate a complex project into a clear plan that keeps clients, contractors and engineers rowing in the same direction?
• Are you energized by juggling scope, schedule, budget, risks and stakeholder expectations?
• Do you enjoy seeing a project evolve from a concept on paper into a fully operational facility?
• Do you have at least 10 years of experience leading high-performing teams while keeping projects profitable, on schedule and positioned for success?

If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you! You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role as a Project Manager:

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As a Project Manager, your role will include:

• Leading large industrial, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects from concept development through design, construction, commissioning, and close‑out.
• Developing and executing project plans that align scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and overall project objectives.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with JLR clients while serving as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact throughout project delivery.
• Managing project budgets, forecasts, contracts, change orders, and financial performance to achieve profitability targets.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams, contractors, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure seamless communication and successful project execution.
• Developing, monitoring, and optimizing integrated engineering, procurement, and construction schedules while proactively mitigating project risks.
• Supporting and overseeing tendering, contractor selection, construction administration, site activities, and resolution of field issues.
• Mentoring and developing project managers and coordinators while contributing to business development, proposals, client presentations, and project management best practices.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Parental leave top‑up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility

JLR welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

At JLR, each of us contributes to inclusion and we all have a role to play. Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. In turn, our environment inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out. Our inclusive culture empowers all of us to connect, belong, and grow. Learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.